Death trap anger

Manly Daily: Mother’s fury at child deathtrap on Avalon building site

Remember kids: Building sites are death traps. Look at poor, dead Bob the Builder.

Spotter's Badge: Gerry

House swap anger

Oxford Mail: Fury as massive family denied house swap

The elephant in the room. STOP BREEDING.

Also: There is an elephant in your room, which might explain a lot.

Long grass anger

Sunshine Coast Daily: Neighbours seething about phone company's long grass

Great to see a remake of "Honey I Shrunk The Kids" is in the pipeline.

Spotter's Badge: Rob

Vandalism anger

Mosman Daily: Aussies spitting nails over vandalism

That's not vandalism. That's the damage caused by this bloke's gimlet stare of disapproval.

Spotter's Badge: Gerry

Free coffee anger

Inner West Courier: Shopkeep forced to give out freebies as business dries up

Got any cake? It's my wedding anniversary today, and I think we all deserve cake.

Spotter's Badge: Gerry

Wonky lamp post anger

Dorset Echo: Bored former rocket scientist brings his expertise to bear on crooked street lighting

And I quote: "Our engineers got their levels out and checked – they’re totally erect."

In these cynical times, isn't it great to see council employees enjoying their work?

As a matter of fact, on closer inspection, pointing bloke might have a point.

School places anger

Bucks Free Press: Theresa May steps in over school places fiasco

That's Theresa May the MP, and not - sadly - the other nudey-prod-movies Theresa May.

This is why these posh kids are so angry.

Care home anger

Bournemouth Echo: Residents to protest demolition of care home, even after it has been demolished

Oi! OI! The camera's this way

Once again the simple folk of Swanage fall foul to the new-fangled soul-stealing device

Broken violin anger

Wimbledon Guardian: Busker's fiddle smashed in street brawl

Time to dust down the "Gratuitous sax and senseless violins" pun. Sorry.

Spotter's Badge: Rhys

Missing cat anger

Bucks Free Press: £1,000 reward offered for return of cat

"I'm not a mad cat woman but..."

You know it.

Hospital anger

Ham and High Express: Hospital's new illuminated entrance "like a UFO landing in our garden" says piano teacher

"I'd subject her to an anal probe."

No... wait. Sorry.

"I'd tickle her ivories."

Yes. That.

Broken paving anger

Basildon Recorder: Rampant pointing as woman breaks arm in pavement fall

Good, solid, angry pointing from the old school.

Spotter's Badge: Glum Councillors

Homeless shelter anger

Carlisle News and Star: Hostel could wipe thousands off home values, say NIMBYs

Note, if you can take your eyes off the foreground, that one of these campaigners appears to have fallen through a timewarp from 1854.

Spotter's Badge: Claire

Grass verge anger

Brighton Argus: Very, very small councillor fumes as drivers park on grass verges

I've just discovered the utter lunacy that is the Brighton Argus. Don't ever, ever change.

Spotter's Badge: Rhys

Nuclear destruction anger

Dorset Echo: Householders' fury as local emergency drill makes them look stupid

This has got to be my favourite local news story of the year. And - gad - it happened on my own front door step.

1. Local council holds emergency drill around former Naval base
2. Water company tours town telling people not to drink the water
3. ???
4. PANIC!!!!
5. Enraged citizens make divs of themselves in local, national and international press